Rehearsal from Shakespeare to Sheridan

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Rehearsal from Shakespeare to Sheridan is written by Tiffany Stern and published by Clarendon Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0191567183 (ISBN 10) and 9780191567186 (ISBN 13).

Up until now, facts about theatrical rehearsal have been considered irrecoverable. But in this groundbreaking new study, Tiffany Stern gathers together two centuries' worth of historical material which shows how actors received and responded to their parts, and how rehearsal affected the creation and revision of plays. Plotting theatrical change over time, from the mid-sixteenth to the late eighteenth century, this book will revolutionize the fields of textual and theatre history alike.